A
Joint Meeting of the Committees of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside
of Russia
and the Moscow Patriarchate is Scheduled for Mid-September

On August 31, the Secretary of the Committee on discussions with
the corresponding Committee of the Moscow Patriarchate, Protopriest
Alexander Lebedeff, met with His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus to
discuss matters connected with the forthcoming meetings with the
Moscow Patriarchate’s Committee on discussions with the Russian
Church Abroad, and received instructions from His Eminence.

The President of the Committee, His Eminence Archbishop Mark, scheduled
a meeting of the Committee of the Russian Church Abroad and its
advisors for September 13, while the joint meeting of the two Committees
will be held at St Job of Pochaev Monastery in Munich. The results
of the joint meetings will be reported on by His Eminence Archbishop
Mark and Protopriest Alexander Lebedeff to the Synod of Bishops
of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia during its autumn
session in the second half of October.